Memorandum apparatus



. W. W. BONNELL.

MEMORANDUM APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. I920.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

WITN ess 77"7 "UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE...

WILLIAM 3w. ,BONNELL, or BELLEVUE BOROUGH, rENNSYLvANI iaoaess.

Application'filed February 7,1920. Serial No. 357,093.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, WILLIAM V. BoN- NELL, a citizen of the United States, and residing in the borough of Bellevue, in'the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered new, useful, and Improved Memorandum Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. o

'My-invention consists in a new and improved memorandum device. w The object which I have in'view is the provision of means for registering data or memoranda for household, store, office, and similar purposes, whereby the used sheet or portion of paper may be torn-off anda fresh sheet moved into itsplace-for the-next -oc-.

i'board has journal'ed at one end andzabove casion for use.

i For the accomplishment ofthis ob ejet, I provide a mechanism of the following gen? eral; character. {A base consisting'of a flat it shaftupfon-which is wound av 'roll'of narrow memorandum paper, the outer or looseend of the roll being led under a keep and over the surface of the base and out under a. spring actuated keep which holds the paper flat'on the base and which may be retracted to draw the used portion of the paper off of the base. The outer edge of the springclipfformsaknife' edge, so that when the memorandum sheet has been drawn off the base, the spring clip may be released to clamp the paper to the base and the used sheet may be given a lateral pull so that it will be detached by cutting along the knife edge. When the spring clip is retracted to permit the drawing off of the used sheet of paper, the end of the paper is exposed to be seized by the fingers. The roll end of the base, which is preferably a wooden strip or narrow board, is preferably provided with a perforation so that the device may be hung on a nail or hook.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the device Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a broken perspective showing the spring knife clip thrown up or retracted to permit the paper to be drawn along the base, and also showing theuse of a double strip of paper, the under side of the top strip bein carbonized to reproduce on the under strip a copy of the data written on the top strip.

' MEMORANDUM APPARATUS;

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 14, 1 922,

- Thefollowing isa detailed description of the drawings. p

A is the base, preferably a narrow wooden board or flat-strip of other suitable materlal, and preferably provided at one end with a hole 1, so that the device maybe hung'uponthe; wall. y A 7 At one end,-the end provided with the hole 1, said base is provided with a pair of opposed standards 91in which are journaled the ends of the spool shaft 3 uponxwhich is mounted a roll ofonarrow paper B whose outer end is led down to the base and for- .Ward under the metal keep l'whose ends are fixed to the base and whose body is sulficiently elevated to permitthe paper to slide freely along over-the base. At the other end of, said base are provided apair of small bearingblocks 5 in which are journaledthe ends of theshaft'G, one of whose extremitiesis ,bent' at an angle to form-ca handle 7 .7 8 is asheet metal knife blade rig idlysecured atone edge to the shaft 6, as

by wrappin'gthe sheet metal around and 1;

base A and thefhandle' 7, thus holding the free edge of.the=,blade 8against' the'base. The blade 81extendstoward the end of the base away from the roll. The loose end of the paper is, as explained, led under the keep 4 and along the base and under the bla e 8, which clamps down on the end of the paper strip.

en data are to be recorded, they are jotted down on the portion of the paper exposed on the base A. If it is desired to remove the memorandum thus made, the blade 8 is retracted or turned up by means of the handle 7 and the end of the paper thus exposed, seized and the paper drawn off the end of the base until the memorandum has passed beyond the blade 8. The handle 7 is then released, allowing the blade to be sprung back into the position for clamping the paper. The portion of paper drawn off the base is then given a lateral jerk, causing it to be cut off by the knife edge. The operation of drawing the paper off the base, of course causes a fresh length of paper to be unwound from the roll and to be drawn onto the base for the next use.

In Fig. 3, I have shown the use of a double strip of paper, the :upper strip and the under strip D, the under surface of the top paper being carbonized so as to make a copy on the lower strip.

It is evident that my invention can be advantageously used for various purposes wherein memoranda must be made and kept.

Thus the housewife may keep the-device hanging on thekitchen wall, jotting down items to be ordered from the store; tearing a ofl' and destroying the list when the order has been sent in. My memorandum device may also be used in stores for taking orders, and for many other kindred purposes which will suggest themselves,

What I desire to claim is:

1. In a memorandum device of the character described, the combination of a' flat board, means for journaling a roll of paper above one end of said board, a keeper trav- :ersing said board adjacent to said roll and under which the paper is led, and a second 7 the paper in close 'associ'ation 'with the board i to permit the paper to be drawn out along said board. 7

- 2. In a memorandum device of the character described, the combination of a fiat board, means'for-journaling a roll of paper above one end of said board, a, keeper traversing said board adjacent to said roll and under which the paper is led, and a second keeper adjacent to the other end of said board under which the paper is also led, said second keeper comprising a pivoted shaft transversely arranged on the board and in direct contact with the paper, a blade rigidly associated with the shaft and adapted to rest 'atits free edge against the paper to form a tearing edge,'means for yieldingly holding the blade in paper contacting position, one end of the shaft constituting a handle for turning the blade out of contact with the paper while the portion of the shaft between its pivotal points holds the paper in close association with the board to permit the paper to be drawn out along said board. 1

3. In a device of the character described comprising a flat writing surface, a shaft journaled transversely of the surface adjacent one end thereof and adapted to support a roll of paper, keepers arranged transversely of the surface and beneath which the paper-is led, one of said keepers consisting of a blade member rigidly secured along one edge to a' 'transversely jo'urnaled shaft arranged in direct contactrwith the paper on the board the opposite edge of said blade adapted to rest against the paper, means for yieldingly holding the blade in position against the paper, and said shaft having an extension at one end thereof to form an operating handle whereby the bladem-ay be lifted while the portion of the shaft between its pivotal points holds the paper in close association with the board to permit the withdrawal of the paper from the roll.

Signed at Pitts of February, 1920. WILLIAM W. BONNELL.

burgh, Pa, this 2nd day 7 

